In a recent ploy, President Obama offered a costly fresh effort that solemnly promises to "wipe out" all "chronic homelessness" by 2015.
A laudable ideal, to be sure.
But arrogant, and impossible. Pie in the sky. More liberal "La La Land" thinking. Another case where reality gets in the way of ideals.
I was the manager of the largest homeless shelter in New Hampshire, New Horizons, for six years. I helped put together a video documentary on homelessness. And I can tell you unequivically that there is absolutely NO way to put an end to chronic homelessness short of either killing them, or institutionalizing them - both of which are illegal.
More than 80% of chonically homeless persons have mental deficiencies - the Supreme Court ordered the release of all non-violent mentally ill people, and now they roam the streets, unable to care for themselves.
Not surprisingly, 72% of all homeless persons are dependent upon alcohol or drugs.
A large number suffer from PTSD, largely from Viet Nam or some other war-time situation.
And then there are those who simply want others to care for them, support them. Some who came to our shelter were perfectly capable of caring for themselves, but it was just easier to have us feed and house them, provide clothing, TV and snacks. We were simply enabling the lazy in many cases.
Now, I really fail to see how any liberal can, with a straight face, indicate he can cure the mentally ill, eliminate substance abuse, cure PTSD and put an end to laziness and do it all by 2015.
Frankly, I think the entire crux of his "end homelessness" plan lies in the one word that described it - COSTLY. Whatever it takes to pump money to liberal supporters - and homelessness is a social issue that employs millions of liberals (i.e. voters).
Sadly, it is as Jesus said it would be - that the poor will always be with us. There is no ending homelessness. All we really can do is try to ease the suffering of those who CANNOT care for themselves, and give a swift kick in the pants to those who refuse to.
/
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Response To "I Am An American"
Someone who is obviously a far-left liberal sent the following response to my blog "I Am An American":
"You aren't my worst nightmare Bill. You are entitled to your opinion as others are theirs. You are no more right or wrong than anyone else. Get over yourself already.... "
The reason I know he is a liberal is because he infers that there is no right or wrong about it. That is untrue. Liberals live in a make-believe La La Land where there is no right or wrong - just differences of opinion.
The blog "I Am An American" is not an opinion piece. You do not have to agree with it, but whether you do or not, it still speaks the facts and the truth. Disagree if you wish, but it cannot be legitimately disputed.
Now, "Max", if you would like to debate the actual ISSUES, and present a good case for disagreement, by all means. But if the best you can do is "snipe" with innuendo and generalities that do not stand on their merit, then do not bother responding.
/
"You aren't my worst nightmare Bill. You are entitled to your opinion as others are theirs. You are no more right or wrong than anyone else. Get over yourself already.... "
The reason I know he is a liberal is because he infers that there is no right or wrong about it. That is untrue. Liberals live in a make-believe La La Land where there is no right or wrong - just differences of opinion.
The blog "I Am An American" is not an opinion piece. You do not have to agree with it, but whether you do or not, it still speaks the facts and the truth. Disagree if you wish, but it cannot be legitimately disputed.
Now, "Max", if you would like to debate the actual ISSUES, and present a good case for disagreement, by all means. But if the best you can do is "snipe" with innuendo and generalities that do not stand on their merit, then do not bother responding.
/
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Outrageous!
A California congressman is investigating a government proposal to upgrade immigration detention centers to include unmonitored phone lines, dance and cooking lessons, continental breakfasts, freedom from lockdown and other amenities.
The upgrades were detailed in an e-mail between CCA, a contractor that runs the facility, and ICE officials. The e-mail was obtained by the Houston Chronicle, which outlined the following additional changes:
Self-serve fresh vegetable and beverage bars.
Arts and crafts lessons and movie nights.
Eliminating lockdowns and lights-out for low-risk detainees.
Allowing visitors to stay as long as they like in a 12-hour period.
Providing a unit manger so detainees have someone to report problems to other than the guard.
Allowing low-risk detainees to wear their own clothing or other non-penal attire.
Providing e-mail access and Internet-based free phone service.
"The federal government doesn't provide that for our seniors who have worked legally all their lives, why should we do that for people who have violated our sovereignty?" U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., said.
ICE spokeswoman Gillian Brigham stated that "any of the reforms will not include additional taxpayer funding."
Considering the government has NO money other than that which they collect from taxes, that is literally impossible, and therefore an outright lie.
You, the reader, may or may not be a liberal, but no one can justify this sort of thing. As a life-long "born here" American, I do not get treated this well by the government. And while the detention centers may not be prisons, they ARE "holding cells" for suspects. If illegals can get this in their detention centers, why are not American lawbreakers, being held on suspicion, gettiung the same?
This is absurd and outrageous. To give arts and dance lessons, a salad bar and Bingo nights to people who violated our laws is the ultimate in liberal lunacy.
/
The upgrades were detailed in an e-mail between CCA, a contractor that runs the facility, and ICE officials. The e-mail was obtained by the Houston Chronicle, which outlined the following additional changes:
Self-serve fresh vegetable and beverage bars.
Arts and crafts lessons and movie nights.
Eliminating lockdowns and lights-out for low-risk detainees.
Allowing visitors to stay as long as they like in a 12-hour period.
Providing a unit manger so detainees have someone to report problems to other than the guard.
Allowing low-risk detainees to wear their own clothing or other non-penal attire.
Providing e-mail access and Internet-based free phone service.
"The federal government doesn't provide that for our seniors who have worked legally all their lives, why should we do that for people who have violated our sovereignty?" U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., said.
ICE spokeswoman Gillian Brigham stated that "any of the reforms will not include additional taxpayer funding."
Considering the government has NO money other than that which they collect from taxes, that is literally impossible, and therefore an outright lie.
You, the reader, may or may not be a liberal, but no one can justify this sort of thing. As a life-long "born here" American, I do not get treated this well by the government. And while the detention centers may not be prisons, they ARE "holding cells" for suspects. If illegals can get this in their detention centers, why are not American lawbreakers, being held on suspicion, gettiung the same?
This is absurd and outrageous. To give arts and dance lessons, a salad bar and Bingo nights to people who violated our laws is the ultimate in liberal lunacy.
/
Monday, June 28, 2010
I Am An American
I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare.
I am an American. I believe in God.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles and believe in American products.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!
I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!
I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.
I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it! I
believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.
I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.
I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.
I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you! So, shut up already.
I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA .We like it the way it is!
If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.
I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution. Can I get an AMEN on that one?
I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.
And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license.
And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.
I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, or that Arizona is a border state or that Guam will not tip over if you send more troops, I don't want you in government or deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years. Either get informed or stay away from the voting booth.
I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. Get a Job and do your part!
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents - one good man and one good woman.
I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers and liberals think.
I believe that the American flag should be the only one flown in AMERICA! If you must fly another, the American flag should be flown ABOVE it.
If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American and proud of it.
/
I am an American. I believe in God.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles and believe in American products.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!
I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!
I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.
I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it! I
believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.
I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.
I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.
I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you! So, shut up already.
I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA .We like it the way it is!
If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.
I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution. Can I get an AMEN on that one?
I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.
And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license.
And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.
I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, or that Arizona is a border state or that Guam will not tip over if you send more troops, I don't want you in government or deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years. Either get informed or stay away from the voting booth.
I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. Get a Job and do your part!
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents - one good man and one good woman.
I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers and liberals think.
I believe that the American flag should be the only one flown in AMERICA! If you must fly another, the American flag should be flown ABOVE it.
If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American and proud of it.
/
Saturday, June 26, 2010
On Being A "Dumb Conservative"
Everywhere you look in the media, the liberals keep spouting the same old mantra about how they are so much more intelligent than conservatives. Better educated.
But in my 62 years on this planet I have never heard any conservative make the following remarks:
During a debate on boycotting Arizona because of its strong stance on illegal immigration, Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West (D) stood up and said, "If this was Texas, which is a state that is directly on the border with Mexico, and they were calling for a measure like this saying that they had a major issue with undocumented people flooding their borders, I would have to look twice at this. But this is a state that is a ways removed from the border," West said during debate.
Really? It scares me that this person not only can vote, but may actually procreate.
Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said earlier this year concerning placing more troops on Guam, "My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize."
If this is what liberals consider "intelligent", then I pray to God that He let's me remain an ignorant dufus - one who knows 3rd grade geography and understands islands do not tip over.
/
But in my 62 years on this planet I have never heard any conservative make the following remarks:
During a debate on boycotting Arizona because of its strong stance on illegal immigration, Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West (D) stood up and said, "If this was Texas, which is a state that is directly on the border with Mexico, and they were calling for a measure like this saying that they had a major issue with undocumented people flooding their borders, I would have to look twice at this. But this is a state that is a ways removed from the border," West said during debate.
Really? It scares me that this person not only can vote, but may actually procreate.
Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said earlier this year concerning placing more troops on Guam, "My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize."
If this is what liberals consider "intelligent", then I pray to God that He let's me remain an ignorant dufus - one who knows 3rd grade geography and understands islands do not tip over.
/
Friday, June 25, 2010
Democrat Hijinx
Well, they're at it again. In the House today, Pelosi and her liberal friends voted for a bill that is full of gifts for Democrats and liberals.
Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled that the caps on campaign finance would be lifted. Anyone can contribute as they wish, provided there is disclosure. This would include corporations.
The Dems screamed bloody murder.
So, the House passed a bill that would circumvent the Supreme Court ruling, and prevent many organizations from being able to raise funds for elections. Of course, they EXEMPTED liberal organizations, including all unions, the liberal Sierra Club, the AARP and other liberal groups. They will be free to contribute. But others - primarily those with conservative leanings - would not be able to do so.
Talk about a blatant attempt to rig elections. First it was ACORN, and registering dead people. Then it was the Black Panthers with clubs at voting places, to intimidate voters. And now they want to prevent conservative groups from being able to participate.
Fortunately, it has not yet passed the senate, and I doubt that it will. But to be sure, if you berlieve that American principles of fairness should be applied across the board, contact your Senator and let them know if they vote for this travesty, you will vote for their opponent in November.
America does not need cheats, liars and crooks in Congress.
/
Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled that the caps on campaign finance would be lifted. Anyone can contribute as they wish, provided there is disclosure. This would include corporations.
The Dems screamed bloody murder.
So, the House passed a bill that would circumvent the Supreme Court ruling, and prevent many organizations from being able to raise funds for elections. Of course, they EXEMPTED liberal organizations, including all unions, the liberal Sierra Club, the AARP and other liberal groups. They will be free to contribute. But others - primarily those with conservative leanings - would not be able to do so.
Talk about a blatant attempt to rig elections. First it was ACORN, and registering dead people. Then it was the Black Panthers with clubs at voting places, to intimidate voters. And now they want to prevent conservative groups from being able to participate.
Fortunately, it has not yet passed the senate, and I doubt that it will. But to be sure, if you berlieve that American principles of fairness should be applied across the board, contact your Senator and let them know if they vote for this travesty, you will vote for their opponent in November.
America does not need cheats, liars and crooks in Congress.
/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)